Legal Guarantee and Governmental Responsibility in Chinese Preschool Education Development: Roles of the Preschool Education Law of the People’s Republic of China

Abstract

The Preschool Education Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft) is instituted in response to issues arising in the development of Chinese preschool education, such as a lack of explicit definitions of governmental responsibility, incomplete regulation mechanisms, and insufficient general accessibility of preschool services. This article focuses on discussing the law’s significance for building a preschool education system that aims to provide pre-primary service as a public good and is under stringent regulation at all levels of government.